Žaltys
Ringkasan
Žaltys ("ular rumput") adalah roh rumah dalam mitologi Lituania, binatang suci dewi matahari Saulė, penjaga rumah dan lambang kesuburan.
The žaltys ("grass snake") is a household spirit of Lithuanian mythology, sacred animal of the sun goddess Saulė, guardian of the home and symbol of fertility.
Kisah dan tradisi
Žaltys, harfiah "ular rumput", adalah roh rumah dalam mitologi Lituania. Ia binatang suci dewi matahari Saulė dan dianggap penjaga rumah serta lambang kesuburan. Orang memeliharanya di dekat tungku atau tempat khusus di rumah, percaya ia membawa panen baik dan kekayaan; membunuhnya dipercaya mendatangkan malapetaka besar. Bila ditemukan di ladang, ia diberi susu agar mau menjadi hewan rumah yang suci. Dalam satu kisah, gadis bernama Eglė menemukan žaltys di pakaiannya setelah mandi di danau; ular itu berjanji mengembalikan pakaiannya bila Eglė mau menikahinya. Ia ternyata Žilvinas, Raja Ular Rumput, yang menjelma pemuda tampan dan membawa Eglė ke rumahnya di bawah laut. Dalam mitologi Latvia dan Lituania, žaltys juga pelindung ternak dan utusan para dewa; ada pepatah Lituania, "Melihat ular rumput mati, Matahari pun menangis".
The žaltys, literally "grass snake", is a house spirit of Lithuanian myth. It is the sacred animal of the sun goddess Saulė and was seen as guardian of the home and a sign of fertility. People kept it by the stove or in a special corner, trusting it to bring good harvests and wealth; killing one was thought to bring great disaster. One found in a field was offered milk to win it over as a sacred house pet. In one story a girl named Eglė finds a žaltys in her clothes after bathing in a lake; it promises to return them if she marries it. It turns out to be Žilvinas, King of the Grass Snakes, who becomes a handsome young man and takes her to his home under the sea. In Latvian and Lithuanian myth the žaltys also protects cattle and is a messenger of the gods; a Lithuanian proverb says that even the Sun weeps at the sight of a dead grass snake.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Baltik
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Spirit
- Habitat
- Dwelling
Nama lain / Alternate names
Zalktis
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Pepatah Lituania berkata: "Melihat ular rumput mati, Matahari pun menangis."
A Lithuanian proverb says even the Sun weeps at the sight of a dead grass snake.